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Orchard Community Trust Virtual Concert 2021
The schools from the Orchard Community Trust have put together this virtual concert for World Music Day 2021. Please click on the following to watch...
Stoke-on-Trent Schools Supporting Wear a Hat Day for Brain Tumor Research
First published on babababoon.co.uk, March 19, 2021By Baba Pupils at St Marks school. Two primary schools, where staff have experienced the impact...
My Coronavirus Poem by Alexia, aged 8
The following poem was written by the grandaughter of one of the Parent Governors at Abbey Hulton School and gives us a deep insight into how the...
Harvest Celebrations at Watermill School
At Watermill School we have been celebrating Harvest time! Children have had a non-school uniform day and in exchange were asked to bring in an item...
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Please click on the following link to download/read the latest statutory guidance for schools and colleges from the Department for Education (DfE)...
Saint Mark’s and Etruscan Primary Schools Join Orchard Community Trust
We are delighted to announce that as of June 1st, 2020 Saint Mark's Primary School and Etruscan Primary School are now academies with the Orchard...
Video lessons, virtual choirs and fridge deliveries: How hero teachers have gone above and beyond during coronavirus crisis
First published in the Independent. Thursday, April 30, 2020. By Colin Drury
Child Protection and Safeguarding: COVID-19 addendum
Each of the Orchard Community Trust Schools will adopt this Safeguarding Policy Addendum model template from The Key Support Services, and publish...
SEND Employer Engagement Project
The Employer Engagement project is now in full swing and impact is being felt in both Watermill and Kemball Schools. The project aims to help pupils...
Stoke-on-Trent Opportunity Area Visit Watermill School
Very good visit today to the OA-funded Special School Employer Engagement project, led by the Orchard Trust and kicking off at Watermill.......
Oakhill Receives Artsmark Silver Award
We are delighted to announce that Oakhill Primary has received the Artsmark Silver Award for this half term. The Artsmark Award is the only creative...
St Marks wins NATRE Spirited Arts Competition 2019
We are very pleased to announce that St Marks have been announced as winners for the second year running in the NATRE Spirited Arts competition...
Watermill and Kemball Schools Join Orchard Community Trust
We are delighted to announce that as of July 1st, 2019 Watermill School and Kemball School are now academies with the Orchard Community Trust....
Strider visits St. Marks to Announce Most Active Trips Win!
Just before the half term holiday students were greeted at the school gate by Living Streets' Strider to celebrate Happy Shoes Day, but there was...
New Academies
We are delighted to announce that as of May 1st, 2019 Abbey Hulton Primary, Forest Park Primary and Oakhill Primary are now academies with the Orchard Community Trust.